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About Awan Village

Awan is a mid sized village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 556 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144636, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144636
Area (hectares) 323.6 hectares
Population 1,143
Male Population 556
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Awan compares

By the 2011 count Awan is the 29th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 323.6 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Awan

Awan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Awan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Awan from other places

Awan lies about 30 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 8.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Awan
Nearest railway station Cholang 8.2 km
Nearest town Urmar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 30 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 30 km

Villages closest to Awan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhulath tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Awan

As per the Census of India 2011, Awan village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 29th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Awan village has 556 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awan has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Awan is 144636. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awan covers 323.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Awan falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Awan is Cholang, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Awan.

Awan is about 30 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awan is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Cholang is about 8.2 km away. Urmar is about 11 km away. Bhulath is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chogawan (under 2 km), Kaluwal (under 2 km) and Nadali (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Awan today is likely to be higher.

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